Controller design for variable pitch propeller propulsion drive

Gebauer, Jan; Wagnerova, Renata; Smutný, Pavel; Podesva, Petr

doi:10.1016/j.ifacol.2019.12.754

Cited by 6 publications

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“…A drone propulsion system consists of a speed controller, DC motor, and propellers designed for maximum efficiency in the entire available speed range [55]. A variable pitch propulsion system-based drone with constant rotor speed uses a single power plant by varying the combined pitch angle of the blades for thrust actuation.…”

Section: Control Allocationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptive backstepping controller design of quadrotor biplane for payload delivery

Dalwadi

Deb

Muyeen

2022

IET Intelligent Trans Sys

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Performance of the UAVs for a particular application can be enhanced by hybrid design, where take-off, hover, and landing happen like rotary-wing UAVs, and flies like fixed-wing UAVs. A backstepping controller and an adaptive backstepping controller are designed for trajectory tracking and payload delivery in a medical emergency or medical substance delivery like vaccine delivery in the presence of wind gust. Simulation results show that the backstepping controller effectively tracks the trajectory during the entire flight envelope, including take-off, hovering, the transition phase, level flight mode, and landing. A comparison between Backstepping, Integral Terminal Sliding Mode (ITSMC) and Adaptive Backstepping controllers for payload delivery show that the adaptive backstepping controller effectively tracks the altitude and attitude. ITSMC is capable of tracking the desired trajectory for a change in the mass but has sluggish response. The backstepping controller generates a steady-state error in altitude during the mass change in biplane quadrotor.

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Section: Control Allocationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Adaptive backstepping controller design of quadrotor biplane for payload delivery

Dalwadi

Deb

Muyeen

2022

IET Intelligent Trans Sys

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“…x 2 x Saemi 2020 [13] x x x x x Siswoyo Jo 2020 [14] x Abro 2020 [32] x x x x x Pavkovic 2020 [33] x x x x x x x Ullah 2020 [34] x x x 4 x x VanTreuren 2020 [35] x x x x x x Yang 2020 [36] x 1 x x x x x x x x Cheng 2019 [37] x x x x x Dai 2019 [38] x x x x x x x x Gebauer 2019 [39] x x x 4 x x Jims John Wessley 2019 [40] x 1 x x x x…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Few papers fell into the sub-classes propeller and batteries, for example: the work of Van Treuren et al [35], in which three different five-bladed propellers were tested and compared, or of Oukassi et al [45], who presented the manufacturing and characterization results of biomimetic-shaped thin-film batteries. In the sub-class others, some specific components were investigated: in three of them [31,34,39], it was the flight controller; in the paper of Hossain et al [12], it was a linear servo-actuator variable-span morphing wing; in the work of He et al [51], it was the power converter; in the study of Kochersberger et al [95], it was a morphing control surface; in two papers [120,121], it was the elevator control surface actuated by Lightweight Piezoceramic Composite Actuator (LIPCA).…”

Section: Design Levelmentioning

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Review of Propulsion System Design Strategies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

et al. 2021

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The design of the propulsion system for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) demands an inclusive multidisciplinary approach from the earliest design phases, since every design choice strictly affects and is affected by the overall working conditions. This paper presents a review of the scientific literature focused on the design methods applied in defining and sizing the propulsion system of drones. The analysis, performed with a systematic approach, evaluated 123 papers according to two custom classification taxonomies, which investigated respectively the primary aim and specific content of the works. Finally, literature indications and hints were combined into an integrated framework for the functional design of the propulsion system of UAVs. The procedure aimed to support the designer in the preliminary selection of the propulsion candidates and the quick sizing of the supply system, during the first phases of the design process. According to the literature, design methods dramatically change depending on the expected applications and working conditions of UAVs, so that the detailed design of specific drone elements and propulsion components represents the focus of most of the papers in this field.

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“…Sheng et al [15] suggested that variable-pitch quadrotors should be controlled based on the minimum power consumption principle, focusing less on the smoothness of control variables such as motor speeds and sometimes leading quadrotors to unhealthy flight behaviors. Jan et al [16] proposed a model-based controller designed for variable-pitch propellers, whose pitch angles minimized power consumption within the electric propulsion system for the given thrust value instead of optimizing rotation speeds and pitch angles at the same time. Gupta et al [17] designed a model-based nonlinear controller for variable-pitch quadrotors, which might request larger computation resources, causing immediate changes in control variables.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Optimization-Based Control for a Large-Scale Electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing during an Aircraft’s Vertical Take-Off and Landing Phase with Variable-Pitch Propellers

Duan,

He,

Fan

et al. 2024

Drones

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The UAV industry has witnessed an unprecedented boom in recent years. Among various kinds of UAV platforms, the vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft with fixed-wing configurations has received more and more attention due to its flexibility and long-distance flying abilities. However, due to the fact that the advance ratio of regular propeller systems during the cruise phase is significantly higher than that during the VTOL phase, a variable-pitch propeller system is proposed and designed which can be applied without additional propulsion mechanisms during both flying stages. Thus, a VTOL aircraft platform is proposed based on the propulsion system constructed of variable-pitch propellers, and appropriate control manners are precisely analyzed, especially during its VTOL phase. As a basic propulsion system, a nonlinear model for variable-pitch propellers is constructed, and an optimization-based control allocation module is developed because of its multi-solution and high-order characteristics. Finally, the objective function is designed according to the stability and energy consumption requirements. Simulation experiments demonstrate that the proposed controller is able to lower energy consumption and maintain the stability of the aircraft while tracking aggressive trajectories for large-scale VTOLs with noises at the same time.

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Controller design for variable pitch propeller propulsion drive

Cited by 6 publications

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Adaptive backstepping controller design of quadrotor biplane for payload delivery

Adaptive backstepping controller design of quadrotor biplane for payload delivery

Review of Propulsion System Design Strategies for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Optimization-Based Control for a Large-Scale Electrical Vertical Take-Off and Landing during an Aircraft’s Vertical Take-Off and Landing Phase with Variable-Pitch Propellers

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